Despite a spirited performance from the Reserves they lost to Chelsea Ladies Reserves on Sunday afternoon.

It was ultimately the first half that cost the Gills with goals coming from Nicole Matthews, Megan Bradley and Chloe Dale all found the back of the net for Chelsea.

The first run from the game came from the Gills when Amy Russ played the ball to Whitney Judd but her cross went out for a goal kick.

In the third minute Liv McGregor tried her luck from distance, despite the ball being caught up in the wind it went over.

A cross into the Gills box from a free-kick fell to Nicole Matthews who poked home in the area. The lineman raised his flag for offside but the ref gave the goal and it 0-1 after five minutes.

In the eighth minute Temi set Liv McGregor away but her deep and searching cross couldn’t find anyone in the area.

Kylie Overton forced a Chelsea defender into a mistake shortly after but Steph Abbott came out to deal with any danger.

A corner into the Gills box wasn’t dealt with and Megan Bradley with a shot that bobbles in the area and finds the back of the net via a deflection to make it 0-2.

Twenty minutes in and Jess Nunn had to dive full stretch to prevent a header from goal scorer Megan Bradley extending Chelsea’s lead.

A cross from Kylie Overton and Temi rose highest in the area but forced the keeper into a good save. From the resulting corner Lou Jackson headed against a Chelsea player in the 27th minute.

With 31 minutes gone a cross into the Gills area saw Nicole Matthews unmarked and she headed wide with just Jess Nunn to beat.

There were 32 minutes on the clock and Katie Kingshott saw her long range shot come back off the post and away to safety.

Shortly after Drew Spence played in Matthews and she attacked the Gills area unleashing a shot that curled round the far post.

It was 0-3 to Chelsea when Megan Bradley was played the ball on the edge of the area and her shot went in off the post.

In the 36th minute a cross into area and again Nicole Matthews unmarked forced a great save from Jess Nunn.

Just on half time a ball flashed across the Gills six yard box and Matthews put the ball over from under the crossbar, when it looked like being a certain goal.

Half Time 0-3

The second half was much improved for the Ladies as they more than matched their higher placed opponents.

The first action of the second half was a long ball over the top and Jade Rhodes on as a second half substituted fired over from 18 yards out.

On the hour mark Amy Russ had the Reserves first shot on goal for the half but it went straight at the keeper from distance.

In the 66th minute substitute Jade Rhodes broke into the area and Alex Witham got back with a great last ditch challenge to clear the ball over the bar for a corner.

With 82 minutes on the clock and Whitney Judd was obstructed just outside the Chelsea area. It was the midfielder herself who stepped up and touched the indirect free-kick to Temi, before getting the ball back only to see her effort come back off the wall.

With two minutes left to go Drewe Spence picked the ball up in midfield and fired over from distance with a great strike.

Full Time 0-3

Gills: Nunn, Witham (Lester, 74), Jackson, Lynch, Bolden, Judd, Russ, McGregor, Massey (Goodall, 63), Temi, Overton.

Chelsea: Abbott, William, Palmer, Dale, Leonida (c), Anis, Bradley, Spence, Bolaji, Kingshott, Matthews.

Subs: McGill, Blundell, Rhodes.

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